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Which to use

“densas” and “diosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,050
“densas” frequency rank
#24,119
“diosas” frequency rank
58169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature densas diosas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de denso. Forma del femenino plural de dioso.

Where the eye mixes densas and diosas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. densas (CVCCVC) and diosas (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
densas
6 ch
diosas

Visual trap between densas and diosas

A purely visual mix-up. densas ([ˈd̪ẽnsas]) and diosas ([ˈd̪josas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

densas is recorded at frequency rank #34,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ẽnsas]. diosas is at rank #24,119, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪josas].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 58169, this pair ranks #67,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of densas vs diosas

Shared letters: ads. Private to "densas": en. Private to "diosas": io.

"densas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "diosas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • densas ← ddensas · denass · dennsas · densass · denssas · desnas · dnesas · ednsas
  • diosas ← ddiosas · dioass · diosass · diossas · disoas · doisas · idosas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "densas" and "diosas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ẽnsas] versus [ˈd̪josas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "densas" vs "diosas" - which ranks higher?
"diosas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,119 in our Spanish list, against #34,050 for "densas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "densas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "densas" and "diosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs densas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #67,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list